According to police reports, Clapper quarreled with his girlfriend on Oct. 19, prompting a brawl that involved several members of their extended family, and immediately preceded the gunshots.

Clapper's girlfriend wanted to leave their home to get her nails done - the couple planned to marry the following day, police said - and Clapper wanted to go drinking with friends, according to the report. In the ensuing fracas, one man was punched in the face and another was kicked in the groin.